A cornerstone of our classroom curriculum in our research projects These science of reading-aligned research projects are created to make research and writing accessible and fun for our early…
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It’s GROUNDHOG DAY! And we’re celebrating our beloved little whistle pig with our READ IT UP creation for Groundhog Gets A Say! And now the groundhog fun. Also known as a…
Valentine’s Day or better known as V Day.  Do you survive?  Are your kids CRAZY?!  Do you get tons of hugs?  I don’t like this holiday at all but I…
Fairy tales are such an engaging way to teach reading comprehension and writing skills. Students love the stories and we love all of the teaching opportunities. We do a three-week-long…
Holidays Around The World is one of our favorite units of the year. It allows us to bring the cultures, holidays, and traditions of our students and families into the…
Raise your hand if you love gingerbread stories! Â There are so many versions of the story that lend themselves to some great literacy activities as well as learning about different…
A staple of our classroom is art projects. We try to do 2-3 art projects a week. Each art project is tied to our current unit, theme, season, holiday, etc.…
 Happy Fall Ya’ll!  Here are some fun fall activities to celebrate this cool, crisp, spooky season. Cool unless you’re in the south where we’re still pretty toasty!  PS…
Holidays in the classroom are fun, exhausting, and full of opportunities to learn about cultures, traditions, and customs. But we also know that holidays in the classroom can be stressful…
 It’s apple pickin’ time!  (No really…it needs to hurry up and be apple picking time because I’m over the heat and humidity!) I’m super excited to share our apple…